Dionne

#6,838 for girls in 2025, 16 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 95.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1970 · 835 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
9,860
since 1931

Dionne over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Dionne has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #321, 1970girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,83816#12,0085
2024#7,25115—
2023#6,92216#12,2395
2022#5,30924—
2021#5,39823—
2020#6,08319#9,5547
2019#8,13813—
2018#6,01020#9,6707
2017#8,77612—
2016#7,60215—
2015#6,23620—
2014#5,62523—
2013#6,46219—
2012#4,83629—
2011#4,46632#10,8086
2010#4,73530#8,1399
2009#4,80530#8,9858
2008#5,95523—
2007#4,94429#10,9216
2006#5,70923#9,5857
2005#6,52818#11,4725
2004#4,09334#11,3565
2003#4,10932#8,6437
2002#3,52338#9,3926
2001#3,78534—
2000#3,40439—
1999#2,99144#5,31712
1998#2,39858#8,4796
1997#2,17463#4,96012
1996#2,67246#4,39614
1995#2,42153#8,8685
1994#2,75244#4,09415
1993#1,85477#6,8167
1992#1,79880—
1991#2,07365#7,2716
1990#1,93871#7,1786
1989#1,52394#3,32517
1988#1,55185#3,91512
1987#1,38797#4,23910
1986#1,084138#3,44013
1985#1,133127#4,6988
1984#1,103125—
1983#959152#3,63011
1982#859179#4,2349
1981#712234#3,60111
1980#666265#3,09814
1979#789201#4,4038
1978#801187#2,66916
1977#612274#3,20312
1976#637242#2,70915
1975#521339#2,54016
1974#512336#2,54915
1973#415475#3,22310
1972#391529#2,41815
1971#344734#1,86223
1970#321835#2,39915
1969#327769#2,54912
1968#368606#2,9079
1967#449444#2,9858
1966#603246—
1965#627242—
1964#1,28175—
1963#1,58051—
1962#1,82639—
1961#1,95535—
1960#1,78940—
1959#1,85236—
1958#1,76238—
1957#1,95731—
1956#1,63742—
1955#2,06327—
1954#1,83632—
1953#1,64836—
1952#3,04013—
1951#2,93713—
1950#2,18520—
1949#3,39310—
1948#3,5939—
1947#3,24011—
1946#3,6658—
1945#2,74211—
1944#3,1399—
1943#3,8017—
1942#4,6225—
1941#3,0309—
1940#3,8636—
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1938#3,4507—
1937#3,8006—
1936#3,3767—
1935#3,1568—
1934#2,08715—
1933#2,68810—
1932#3,5687—
1931#4,3315—
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First appearance
1931

The first year at least five girls were named Dionne! It came in at #4,331, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1939, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Dionne is popular in 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedMNIllinois: #429 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,903 girlsILWisconsin: #433 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,922 girlsWIMichigan: #429 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,482 girlsMINew York: #501 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,511 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedSDIowa: #392 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,461 girlsIAIndiana: #579 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,729 girlsINOhio: #398 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,152 girlsOHPennsylvania: #438 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,826 girlsPANew Jersey: #772 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,197 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #641 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 4,774 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedNEMissouri: #343 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,427 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedWVVirginia: #574 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,413 girlsVAMaryland: #304 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,768 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedNMKansas: #342 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,095 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedARTennessee: #599 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,286 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #402 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,940 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #456 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,316 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #109 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 392 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #297 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,504 girlsLAMississippi: #501 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,110 girlsMSAlabama: #559 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,370 girlsALGeorgia: #482 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,440 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedHITexas: #732 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,982 girlsTXFlorida: #505 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,445 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#109 · 1 in 392
  2. Louisiana#297 · 1 in 1,504
  3. Maryland#304 · 1 in 1,768
  4. Kansas#342 · 1 in 2,095
  5. Missouri#343 · 1 in 2,427

Best ever in a state: #64 in District of Columbia, 1971.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#109151 in 392
Louisiana#297171 in 1,504
Maryland#304101 in 1,768
Kansas#34261 in 2,095
Missouri#343121 in 2,427
Iowa#39251 in 3,461
Ohio#398221 in 3,152
North Carolina#402111 in 2,940
Illinois#429241 in 2,903
Michigan#429161 in 3,482
Wisconsin#43371 in 3,922
Pennsylvania#438171 in 3,826
South Carolina#45651 in 3,316
Georgia#48291 in 3,440
Mississippi#50151 in 3,110
New York#501291 in 3,511
Florida#505121 in 3,445
Alabama#55951 in 4,370
Virginia#57451 in 5,413
Indiana#57961 in 5,729
Tennessee#59951 in 5,286
California#641291 in 4,774
Texas#732161 in 5,982
New Jersey#77251 in 7,197
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Dionne
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 413 spots since 2024 (#7,251 → #6,838)
  • 755 spots since 2020 (#6,083 → #6,838)
  • 602 spots since 2015 (#6,236 → #6,838)
  • Biggest jump: 654 spots in 1965 (#1,281 → #627)
  • Biggest drop: 189 spots in 1978 (#612 → #801)
Rise & fade · girls
39 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1931
  • Peaked 1970 at #321 (835 births)
  • Births halved by 1974, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 19 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 19 yrs · run 1965–1983
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,094
  • Highest: 1 in 2,094 girls born in 1970 were named Dionne (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 100,454 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 42.1% of all girls named Dionne (4,152) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s65#2,087 (1934)#3,307
1940s85#2,742 (1945)#3,509
1950s288#1,637 (1956)#2,092
1960s2,547#327 (1969)#1,081
1970s4,152#321 (1970)#534
1980s1,496#666 (1980)#1,098
1990s601#1,798 (1992)#2,307
2000s300#3,404 (2000)#4,686
2010s213#4,466 (2011)#6,289
2020s113#5,309 (2022)#6,300

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Dionne in 1975

girls
#521
339 births · 1 in 4,300 girls
boys
#2,540
16 births · 1 in 97,585 boys

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #521Dionne339

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #2,540Dionne16
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 4,300 of them was named Dionne, which outranked 95.1% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dionne
  1. #518Selena344
  2. #519Karyn340
  3. #519Pauline340
  4. #521Dionne339
  5. #522Clara337
  6. #523Latosha336
  7. #523Lynda336
Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 97,585 of them was named Dionne, which outranked 59.9% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dionne
  1. #2,450Ysidro17
  2. #2,450Yves17
  3. #2,450Zaire17
  4. #2,540Dionne16
  5. #2,540Agapito16
  6. #2,540Alaric16
  7. #2,540Alicia16
  8. #2,637Aden15
  9. #2,637Adriano15
  10. #2,637Albino15

Tied with 96 names at #2,540; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1975 →